mav3rick478
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Awesome video walkthrough!
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Soulpatch's 150 SC build
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Soulpatch thanks so much for doing the video! Great job and I know many of us truly appreciate you for taking the time to do this. Nice tank! Hopefully I can get my 150g setup soon.
For your overflow cover, did you get that from SCA? If so, mine has this wax paper like material on it. I gather it is supposed to be removed before it is placed on the overflow box but I'm not sure if it has an actual purpose. Thanks!
For your overflow cover, did you get that from SCA? If so, mine has this wax paper like material on it. I gather it is supposed to be removed before it is placed on the overflow box but I'm not sure if it has an actual purpose. Thanks!
Hey Andy,
wow, just read your build & reminded me of d2mini's tank builds - VERY OCD with the details & very impressive. Noticed on your video there were white dots on your Live rock, I also have white dots all over my live rock, any idea what these are?
Sorry about so many loss of fish last year. Curious though, all the fish that has died were from different sources yet the common denominator was they all went through TTM... I'm wondering if TTM as quarantine was actually too stressful and killed the fish, would they have survived had they just gone through just QT...
Hey also saw on YouTube channel you ride/rode, do u still ride?...I'm currently riding Triumph Thruxton.
wow, just read your build & reminded me of d2mini's tank builds - VERY OCD with the details & very impressive. Noticed on your video there were white dots on your Live rock, I also have white dots all over my live rock, any idea what these are?
Sorry about so many loss of fish last year. Curious though, all the fish that has died were from different sources yet the common denominator was they all went through TTM... I'm wondering if TTM as quarantine was actually too stressful and killed the fish, would they have survived had they just gone through just QT...
Hey also saw on YouTube channel you ride/rode, do u still ride?...I'm currently riding Triumph Thruxton.
soulpatch
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mix of filter feeder worms and snail eggs for most part I would say. I dont really pay it much attention to be honest as the rock shoudl be covered shortly given recent growth uptick since my calrx came online.
The fish were not done TTM and the cause was likely velvet given the speed and symptoms of the fish. Well either Velvet or Brook. TTM is cure for ich and would have fixed that but the wife put them in the big tank instead of their next transfer. My fish always go through TTM with Prazi at first then a QT period following that to watch for brook and velvet. I think TTM is pretty easy on the fish to be honest. Stress wise I would prefer that to hypo or copper TBH.
I still have my bikes and rode briefly last year before my shoulder surgery. I no longer race though and actually just listed my triumph daytona race bike up for sale this week with my race trailer. It would be real nice if that sold in a decent amount of time. I could use the money on a couple corals, bills, and a bathroom redo. Though selling a race prepped bike that only has a certificate of salvage means it is a niche market. So could take some time.
My current street bike is my older GSXr 600 at this point. I have tossed around the thoughts of selling the GSXr and making the Daytona street legal again but that would cut into my returns too much as it would be a grand easy to buy street parts for the daytona again. It is not really a street friendly bike at this point either with the suspension changes and whatnot...
soulpatch
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I am ready for the race bike to go. I am too competitive and the body doesn't hold up like it used to. I push things at the track even on normal track days. Only been down once thankfully but my aches and such catch up fast.
I imagine I will take the GSXr to a couple track days with friends as I will keep my full gear and such but it will be limited. GSXr is full stock though so will be something I have to get used to unless I swap it out for something else.
I imagine I will take the GSXr to a couple track days with friends as I will keep my full gear and such but it will be limited. GSXr is full stock though so will be something I have to get used to unless I swap it out for something else.
strat1960s
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I know it's a tough decision to give something like that up. I sold my 65 Mustang after restoring it and owning it for 12 years. It was a tough pill to swallow when I realized I wouldn't get what I put into it back.
It wasn't a 10 second 1/4 car but sure was fun getting sucked into the seat and watching the road disappear as the front end came up. Those were the days.
Ted
It wasn't a 10 second 1/4 car but sure was fun getting sucked into the seat and watching the road disappear as the front end came up. Those were the days.
Ted
soulpatch
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That sucks. It really isnt too tough of a decision for me since I did not get to the track last year and since my massive wreck in 2013 I have not been the same at the track. Combination of having a bad wreck at well over 110 and the fact that my first born was all of 2 months old at the time changed me. I cant push it to the limit like I used to and if you have that bit of fear then you might as well call it a day. Besides I am now into reef tanks and golf which eat up MUCH more of my money recently. And if both the bike and trailer sell for my asking I might splurge and go in with my brother for a used waverunner for the beach house. So all is not lost.
Where I can align with you though is my hockey gear. I have full custom goalie gear as I have played hockey since I was perhaps 13 or 14. It was a playoff championship game during which I dislocated and destroyed my shoulder last summer. I finished the game with one arm (I was going for a shutout but let 2 in at the end. Stil won 3-2 though....). My shoulder lost some range and hurts to this day still and I will likely never play goalie again due to shoulders, knees, and ankles. Just too much strain on my battered body. I can not bring myself to sell that gear though. I know I will likely never wear it again but I have a ton of memories, blood, sweat, and tears in those things and mean too much. I could likely sell it all and be able to buy a JF Homewreaker frag but its not worth it. Someday I will have the larger man cave and the gear will go into a display of sorts ...
Mine is a model citizen. I have my cleaner shrimp, snails, hermits, and crabs in the tank and all are out and about without the trigger bothing them. He is kept well fed with LRS, pellet, krill, and mysis which might have an impact but he just doesnt seem to care about the CUC...
soulpatch
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Well my one bike sold but not the one I expected. I had thought my modified street bike would sell easily for the price I listed it for but the certificate of savage scares most away I guess. My GSXr happened to sell overnight from listing it for more then I was asking on the 675 (friend grabbed it so he got it for less then book but still...)
So now I need to buy parts and rehab my race bike for street duty. Guess I will be leaving my reefing gloves off for a month or so and throwing on my mechanic gloves to swap out some gear...
So now I need to buy parts and rehab my race bike for street duty. Guess I will be leaving my reefing gloves off for a month or so and throwing on my mechanic gloves to swap out some gear...
soulpatch
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Time for a large water change and bubble algae siphon this week. I was on top of it but slacked a bit. Also have cyano making its way back into the tank. I will attribute that to having the AWC down and perhaps some from Vibrant dosing. I have read plenty of people had issues with cyano who used Vibrant so I am curious.
I have no more ulva in the tank but still have bubble and now cyano. I believe I am going to go back to relying on my chateo and likely nopox again to get things under control again.
I just got in a nitrate test and I will break out my hanna phos tester so I can dose nopox properly.
On the coral and fish side all fish are growing and fat. My corals are seemingly all growing much faster and coloring up nicely since the calrx has come online. All save for my walt disney which is still having limited PE and such. It doesn't look like it is receeding or such but it is not popping out like I would have expected either. I know I run higher nutrients then the tank it came from so I am hoping it is merely a slow acclimation to my tank levels. If not lesson learned LOL.
I am still looking to add a few more fish to the tank. I should be adding a foxface, starry blenny or another blenny, and likely another tang like the powder blue or a naso.
Reefapalooza is quickly approaching and some of the items I will be on the lookout for are:
Nice looking linka or tile starfish
bubblegum digi
chitons (lol come on reef and order some so I can get a few from you)
ultra maxima clam
and COLORFUL acros
I have no more ulva in the tank but still have bubble and now cyano. I believe I am going to go back to relying on my chateo and likely nopox again to get things under control again.
I just got in a nitrate test and I will break out my hanna phos tester so I can dose nopox properly.
On the coral and fish side all fish are growing and fat. My corals are seemingly all growing much faster and coloring up nicely since the calrx has come online. All save for my walt disney which is still having limited PE and such. It doesn't look like it is receeding or such but it is not popping out like I would have expected either. I know I run higher nutrients then the tank it came from so I am hoping it is merely a slow acclimation to my tank levels. If not lesson learned LOL.
I am still looking to add a few more fish to the tank. I should be adding a foxface, starry blenny or another blenny, and likely another tang like the powder blue or a naso.
Reefapalooza is quickly approaching and some of the items I will be on the lookout for are:
Nice looking linka or tile starfish
bubblegum digi
chitons (lol come on reef and order some so I can get a few from you)
ultra maxima clam
and COLORFUL acros
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